South Africa 408 (Elgar 185, Jansen 84*, Bedingham 56, Bumrah 4-69) beat India 245 (Rahul 101, Rabada 5-59) and 131 (Kohli 76, Burger 4-33, Jansen 3-36) by an innings and 32 runs A fast-forward Test match came to a fast-forward end as South Africa rolled India over inside three days to secure victory by an innings and 32 runs. And boy, did they have fun doing it. Nandre Burger and…
Melbourne Stars 67 for 3 (Maxwell 35*, Rogers 21*, Meredith 2-15) beat Hobart Hurricanes 155 (Jewell 45, Wright 33, Rauf 3-24, Maxwell 3-29) by seven wickets (DLS method) Melbourne Stars continued their BBL resurgence, with captain Glenn Maxwell leading the side to a second consecutive victory in a rain-affected clash with Hobart Hurricanes. Stars bowled out Hurricanes to 155 before wet and wild conditions blanketed Blundstone Arena during the innings…
“I believed Travis Head was waiting for my outswinger, but I brought it back in” – Mir Hamza • Getty Images Despite a couple of late wickets, Pakistan’s shoulders had dropped by the time stumps were called, but Mir Hamza didn’t let the disappointment of the final session sully memories he will carry for the rest of his career. Coming out just after lunch, he had followed up two strikes from Shaheen…
David Warner is expected to miss the white-ball portion of West Indies’ tour of Australia in February as he looks to start maximising his T20 league availability following Test retirement in Sydney next week. Related David Warner’s value to Australia is unquestionable ‘Nothing that I could’ve ever imagined’ – Starc reacts to becoming the costliest IPL auction buy Warner picks Warner’s replacement: ‘Harris has always been next in line’ Warner…
India chose to bat vs Australia India won the toss and chose to bat in the first of the three ODIs against Australia, at the Wankhede on Thursday. Left-arm spinner Saika Ishaque made her ODI debut for India after getting her first T20I cap against England earlier this month. The notable absentee from India’s XI though is vice-captain and opener Smriti Mandhana, who was unwell and unavailable for selection. Yastika…
Play was held up in bizarre circumstances during the second Australia-Pakistan Test at the MCG because the third umpire Richard Illingworth got stuck in a lift. Players returned to the middle after the lunch break on Thursday, in time for the scheduled 1.25pm start to the second session. But in unusual scenes, the two central umpires wouldn’t allow a ball to be bowled because Illingworth was unable to return to…
Aamer Jamal added valuable runs • Getty Images and Cricket Australia Lunch Australia 318 and 6 for 2 lead Pakistan 264 (Shafique 62, Masood 54, Rizwan 42, Cummins 5-48, Lyon 4-73) by 60 runs Australia captain Pat Cummins continued his starring performance, but Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne were dismissed by Pakistan spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi on the stroke of lunch on day three as a topsy-turvy Boxing Day Test hung in…
Adelaide Strikers are set to be forced to take a Big Bash League finals match to Canberra if they earn the right to a home final, due to venue availability during the Test summer. A potential clash with Australia’s home Tests against West Indies hovers over the BBL finals week, with Test matches scheduled for both Adelaide Oval and the Gabba in Brisbane. It means the Strikers would be unable…
KL Rahul has spoken of his struggle with online abuse and how it had begun to change him as a person. After he capped off his international comeback with a superlative century, his sixth away from Asia out of eight in all, this one with the added responsibility of keeping wicket, Rahul spoke of the work he put on his mind during the injury break just before the World Cup….
South Africa 256 for 5 (Elgar 140*, Bedingham 56, Bumrah 2-48) lead India 245 (Rahul 101, Rabada 5-59) by 11 runs If there is one shot a batter must master, its Dean Elgar‘s play and miss. More so if they harbour dreams of opening the batting. It really is a life-saver and as it turns out, a difference-maker. South Africa, by virtue of having him at the crease for all…